13th December – Mediaeval Breviary

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Page from Breviary

Page from 15th Century Medieval Breviary (Mediaeval Manuscripts 8)

Highly decorated page from a medieval breviary, a service book from the Middle Ages that contains all the text needed for a church service. Decorated in gold with flowers, a peacock, magpie and squirrel surrounding the text. The breviary is Flemish and produced in the 15th century.

Page taken from Mediaeval Manuscript no. 8, which is found in our Mediaeval Manuscripts collection.

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